Shelf storage system

A shelf storage system includes hang standards with slots arranged in rows, brackets connectable to the slots to suspend them in a cantilevered manner from the hang standards, and shelves adapted to be supported by brackets when suspended on spaced-apart hang standards. On the bottom side of a shelf are connectors at fixed locations for connecting the shelf to brackets when spaced a predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance apart. The hang standards have a plurality screw holes to connect the hang standard vertically on a vertical surface, such as a wall. The distance between at least two such screw holes corresponds to the predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance. To mark locations to install hang standards with proper spacing for brackets suspended from them to connect with the shelf, one of the hang standards is placed horizontally on the vertical surface to mark locations for the hang standards using the screw holes, thus simplifying installation of the system.

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Description
RELATED APPLICATION

This application, a national phase application of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application No. PCT/SE2020/051246 filed Dec. 21, 2020, which claims priority to Swedish Application No. 1951548-5 filed Dec. 23, 2019.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a shelf storage system, comprising a plurality of hang standards, adapted to be vertically arranged on a wall or the like, the hang standards comprising a plurality of slots arranged in rows therein, the system further comprising a plurality of brackets having connector means for connecting with hang standard slots in such a way that each bracket becomes suspended from the hang standard in a cantilevered manner, and at least one shelf, adapted to rest on and span at least first and second such suspended brackets.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

Such shelf storage systems have been available for over 50 years. One advantage with systems of this kind is that they can be configured in different ways by connecting brackets at different slots in the hang standards.

One problem associated with shelf storage systems of this kind is how to make installing easier, especially since usually an end user purchases a system in parts and makes the installation in his or her home without help from service staff or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One object of the present disclosure is therefore to provide a shelf storage system that is easier to install. This object is achieved by a shelf storage system as defined in claim 1. More specifically, in a shelf storage system of the initially mentioned kind, the shelf comprises on its bottom side at least first and second shelf connector means, being adapted to connect with said first and second bracket, respectively. The first and second shelf connector means are located mutually spaced apart with a predetermined bracket distance, and the hang standard comprises a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a wall or the like, wherein the distance between at least two such screw holes corresponds to said bracket distance.

This means that the user, by means of one hang standard, which is temporarily oriented horizontally on a wall, can precisely mark locations for screw holes for one or more other hang standards, which thereby will be sufficiently accurately placed on the wall to allow a shelf to be connected to two or more brackets with the shelf connector means. This marking can be done without using a folding rule or the like. Thereby, installing of a shelf storage system becomes significantly easier.

In a simple example, the shelf connector means may comprise one or more bores in the shelf. However, it may be advantageous to provide the shelf connector means with connector sleeves embedded in the bores in the shelf surface.

The bracket-to-bracket distance may be a whole number multiple of the cc distance between two consecutive slots in a row of slots of a hang standard. This makes the screw holes fit smoothly into the slot pattern in the hang standard, such that more slots, and therefore more bracket connection options, can be provided in the hang standard. Typically, the distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots may be 32 mm and the distance d between two screw holes may be 640 mm.

The present disclosure further considers a hang standard for such a shelf storage system, the hang standard comprising a plurality of slots arranged in rows therein, the hang standard comprising a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard, oriented vertically, to a wall or the like, wherein the distance d between at least two such screw holes is a whole number multiple of the cc distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots of a hang standard. Typically, the distance x between two such consecutive slots in a row of slots may be 32 mm and the distance d between two such screw holes may be 640 mm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an example of a shelf system.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show front views of the bottom sides of shelves with two different sizes.

FIGS. 4-6 show examples of hang standards with three different sizes.

FIGS. 7-11 illustrates fastening of a shelf system on a wall according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 illustrates one example of components suitable for connecting a bracket to a shelf.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure relates to a shelf system 1, one example of which is illustrated in FIG. 1. The system 1 comprises two or more of hang standards 3, which are adapted to be vertically arranged on a wall or the like. In principle, such hang standards can be provided with feet that allow a free-standing configuration, but the present disclosure is mainly concerned with cases where the hang standards 3 are attached to a wall or other vertically oriented surface by means of screws (not shown) or the like and sometimes in combination with plaster anchors or similar.

The hang standards 3 are usually made in a single elongated sheet metal piece which is bent into a U-shaped cross section and comprises a plurality of slots 5 arranged in rows in the mid-section of the U-shape. When attached to the wall, the hang standard 3 is oriented with the mid-section distant from the wall such that there is created a space behind the rows of slots 5.

A plurality of brackets 7 can be connected to each hang standard 3 in a cantilevered fashion. To this end the brackets 7 comprise connector means 9 (cf. FIG. 12) for connecting with hang standard slots 5, where the connector means 9 can reach into the aforementioned space behind the slots.

Then, a shelf 11 is placed on two or more brackets 7 located on equal height, such that the shelf spans between the brackets 7, and the shelf 11 is attached to the brackets 7 by connecting means 19. Traditionally, those connecting means 19 have been in the form of wood screws that are inserted through holes in the bottom of the brackets 7 and are screwed into the shelf 11. This stops the shelf 11 from moving in any direction of its plane while it is suspended by the brackets 11.

The present disclosure describes an arrangement that makes the assembling of the shelf easier, and the assembled shelf system also becomes more easily reconfigurable. This is accomplished by providing shelf connector 13 means in the bottom side of the shelf 11, as is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, depicting front views of the bottom sides 15 of shelves 11 with two different sizes. These shelf connector means 13 may in their simplest form be drilled bores in the bottom side 15. In any case, the shelf connector means 13 are configured to cooperate with bracket connector means associated with the bracket 7. The shelf connector means 13 are prepared at manufacturing of the shelf, and one or more shelf connector means 13 intended for one bracket 7 are located at predetermined bracket-to-bracket distances d from other shelf connector means 13 intended for another bracket 7.

In the case illustrated in FIG. 2, a shelf 11 intended to rest on two brackets is shown, where the bracket-to-bracket distance d is 640 mm, for instance, and two bores are prepared for each bracket 7 and form shelf connector means 13.

In the case illustrated in FIG. 3, a shelf 11 intended to rest on three brackets 7 is shown, also having the bracket-to-bracket distance d of 640 mm and with two bores are prepared for each bracket 7. In addition to a bore, the shelf connector means may comprise a coupling sleeve 25 embedded in the bore as illustrated in the enlarged portion of FIG. 3, and as will be discussed further.

FIG. 12 illustrates one example of components suitable for connecting a bracket 7 to a shelf 11. As illustrated, the bracket 7 may be bade of a single sheet metal piece, and may have a generally U-shaped cross section, the depth of which tapers from the connector 9, used to connecting the bracket 7 to a hang standard 3, and towards its cantilevered distal end 17. In this example, inserts 19 with different heights are inserted into the U-shaped cross section of the bracket 7. The inserts 19 may be made of plastic and are adapted to fit in the different depths of the U-shaped cross section at the location where they are inserted. Each insert comprises an upwardly projecting dowel 21, which projects upwards from the top edges of the bracket 7, when the insert 19 is inserted therein, and into a shelf connector means 13 of a shelf 11. When inserted in the bracket 7, the inserts 19 can be fixed therein by inserting lock plugs 23 from below through holes in the brackets 7 and extending into sockets in the bottom of the inserts 19.

The dowels 21 may interact with a coupling sleeve 25 (cf. also FIG. 3), embedded in a bore in the shelf 11, for instance by means of a snap fit.

However, other means for connecting the brackets 7 to the shelf 11 may be considered, for instance simply dowels integrally formed with the bracket entering bores in the shelf 11.

Using the above connecting means implies that the brackets 7 should be located spaced apart at a correct distance from each other in order to allow the shelf 11 to be attached thereto. While this can be achieved by a skilled end user by means of a folding rule or the like, the present disclosure provides means for achieving this more easily. FIGS. 4-6 show examples of hang standards 3 with three different sizes (in the shown example: 1980 mm in FIG. 4, 1340 mm in FIG. 5, and 700 mm in FIG. 6). Those hang standards 3 however, may have more or less identical cross sections, and may have identical slot 5 patterns, in the illustrated case, the c-c distance x between two consecutive slots 5 in a row may be 32 mm (cf. enlarged portion of FIG. 5).

The hang standards comprise screw holes 27 for connecting the hang standards 3 oriented vertically to a wall or the like. In the present disclosure, the distance d between at least two such screw holes 27 corresponds to the desired bracket distance, i.e. the bracket to bracket distance d (cf. FIGS. 2-3) needed to cooperate with the shelf connector means 13 in the shelves. This allows simplified assembling of the shelf storage system 1, as will now be described. The bracket distance d is a whole number multiple of the cc distance x between two consecutive slots 5 in a row of slots of a hang standard. Although this is not necessary, it makes the screw holes fit smoothly into the slot 5 pattern. The screw holes are more or less circular to allow precise measuring as will be described.

FIGS. 7-11 illustrates fastening of a shelf system on a wall according to the present disclosure. In a first step, illustrated in FIG. 7, a user provides a screw 29 through an upper screw hole 27 in a hang standard 3 and attaches the screw to the wall, optionally using a plaster anchor or the like. This hang standard is of the type shown in FIG. 5, having three screw holes 27. The hang standard 3 can pivot about the single screw 29.

In FIG. 8, the user has turned the hang standard 3 about this pivot to a horizontal orientation that may be carefully determined using a spirit-level 31. In this position, the so far unused screw holes 27 may be used to mark locations for other hang standards. Typically, marks may be made with a pencil. To further facilitate this, it is optionally possible to temporarily attach the hang standard (cf. FIG. 7) with the mid-section of the U-shaped cross section closest to the wall, such that the screw holes 27 abut the wall.

Once marks 33 have been made on the wall, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the hang standard 3 may be swung to a vertical orientation, typically determined using the spirit-level 31, and screws 29 may be attached in the two remaining screws holes to firmly attach the hang standard 3 to the wall. Now, the hang standard 3 is arranged with the mid-section of the U-shaped cross section distant from the wall.

When the first hang standard 3 is firmly attached to the wall, further hang standards 3 may be attached, as illustrated in FIG. 10, vertically to the wall with screws 29, using the aforementioned marks 33. The spirit-level 31 may be used to ensure a vertical orientation.

As shown in FIG. 10, the hang standards 3 are now mutually more or less perfectly located on the wall such that brackets 7 attached thereto can connect to shelf connector means 13 in a shelf 11, a bottom side of which is shown below the hang standards 3.

Therefore, a finished shelf storage system 1 can easily be provided. illustrated in FIG. 11 with a smaller two-hang standard version.

In this way, thanks to the screw hole configuration in the hang standards 3, no folding rule or similar is needed and the hang standards become very accurately located on the wall to facilitate the assembling.

The present disclosure is not restricted to the above examples and may be varied and altered in different ways within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A shelf storage system comprising a plurality of hang standards, adapted to be vertically arranged on a wall, the hang standards comprising a plurality of slots arranged in rows therein, the shelf storage system further comprising a plurality of brackets, each comprising connector means for connecting with the hang standard slots to suspend the bracket in a cantilevered manner, and at least one shelf adapted to rest on and span at least a first and a second suspended bracket;

wherein the shelf has a bottom side that comprises at least first and second shelf connector means to connect with said first and second suspended brackets, respectively, the first and second shelf connector means being located mutually spaced apart with a predetermined bracket to bracket distance d, and
wherein each of the plurality of hang standards comprises a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a wall, wherein the distance between at least two of the plurality of screw holes corresponds to said bracket to bracket distance d.

2. The shelf storage system according to claim 1, wherein the shelf connector means comprise bores in the shelf.

3. The shelf storage system according to claim 2, wherein the shelf connector means further comprise connector sleeves embedded in the shelf surface.

4. The shelf storage system according to claim 3, wherein said bracket to bracket distance d is a whole number multiple of a cc distance x between two consecutive slots in one of the rows slots.

5. The shelf storage system according to claim 4, wherein the cc distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots is 32 mm and the distance d between two screw holes is 640 mm.

6. The shelf storage system according to claim 1, wherein said bracket to bracket distance d is a whole number multiple of a cc distance x between two consecutive slots in one of the rows of slots.

7. The shelf storage system according to claim 6, wherein the distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots is 32 mm and the distance d between two screw holes is 640 mm.

8. The shelf storage system according to claim 2, wherein said bracket to bracket distance d is a whole number multiple of a cc distance x between two consecutive slots in one of the rows slots.

9. The storage system according to claim 8, wherein the cc distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots is 32 mm and the distance d between two screw holes is 640 mm.

10. In a modular shelf storage system having a shelf of predetermined length that is adapted for being supported between cantilevered brackets spaced apart at a predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance, hang standard comprising:

a plurality of slots arranged in rows therein, from which brackets can be suspended in a cantilevered manner in a cantilevered manner to support one end of the shelf; and
a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a wall;
wherein a distance d between at least two of the plurality of screw holes is a whole number multiple of a cc distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots of the hang standard and is the same as the predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance.

11. The hang standard according to claim 10, wherein the cc distance x between two consecutive slots in a row of slots is 32 mm and the distance d between two screw holes is 640 mm.

12. A method of installing a shelf storage system, comprising:

providing a plurality of hang standards, the plurality of hang standards comprising at least a first hang standard and a second hang standard, each of the plurality of hang standards comprising a plurality of slots arranged in at least one column therein and a plurality of screw holes for connecting the hang standard oriented vertically to a vertical surface, at least two of the plurality of screw holes being spaced apart by a predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance;
orienting horizontally the first hang standard on the vertical surface;
marking on a vertical surface locations for the first and the second hang standards using the at least two of the plurality of screw holes in the first hang standard;
attaching to the vertical surface the first and second hang standards in a vertical orientation at the marked locations;
providing a plurality of brackets, the plurality of brackets comprising at least a first bracket and a second bracket, the first and second brackets each having a connector at one end of the bracket that is capable of cooperating with one or more of the plurality of slots of the first and second hang standards, respectively, to suspend the bracket in a cantilevered manner from the hang standard;
attaching the first bracket and the second bracket to the first and second hang standards, respectively;
providing a shelf adapted to rest on and span at least two of the plurality of brackets, the shelf comprising at least a first connector and a second connector at fixed locations on the shelf that are spaced apart by the predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance; and
attaching the shelf using the first and second connectors to the first and second brackets, respectively.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined bracket-to-bracket distance is a whole number multiple of a cc distance x between any two consecutive slots in the at least one column of slots of the first hang standard.

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Patent History
Patent number: 11849839
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 2020
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2023
Patent Publication Number: 20230026525
Inventor: Peter Nilsson (Västervik)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer E. Novosad
Application Number: 17/788,305
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vertically (248/243)
International Classification: A47B 57/42 (20060101); A47B 96/02 (20060101); A47B 96/06 (20060101); A47B 96/14 (20060101); A47F 5/10 (20060101);